Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Pye was born on 1 September 1810, in Skerton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Pye, was 19 and her mother, Elizabeth Nuttall, was 18. She lived in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1810 and Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 21 February 1812, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 1, and was buried in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Pye in household of James Pye, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth Pye, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Pye, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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Name Meaning
English (north-West Midlands, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Norfolk): nickname from Middle English (Old French) pie ‘magpie’, which could be given to someone who wore black and white clothing, had grey-streaked dark hair, or had a loud, chattering voice and impertinent behaviour, or was cunning or sly. The uncomplimentary senses derive from the bird's behavior and are recorded uses of the word in Middle English and early Modern English.
English: occasionally perhaps a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn named Pie ‘magpie’. There were two London taverns so named, but whether these gave rise to a hereditary surname is not known. Surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in English.
English (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French and Middle English pie ‘merciful, compassionate, kind’, a variant of Old French, Anglo-Norman French piu, peu; see Pew (2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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